/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.validator.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import ch.trackedbean.business.*;
import ch.trackedbean.validator.businessValidator.*;

/**
 * Annotaion defining a {@link AbstractBusinessValidator} used for the validation of the annotated bean.<br>
 * If you plan to implement a 'non reusable' validator you may consider to use {@link ValidateContent}.
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
@Documented
@Target( { TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface ValidateBusinessContent {
	/** Class used for the validation. */
	Class<? extends AbstractBusinessValidator> value();

	/** {@link IPropertyResolver} to set in {@link AbstractBusinessValidator#setResolver(IPropertyResolver)} */
	Class<? extends IPropertyResolver> resolver() default SimpleResolver.class;

	/** The base class to use if a {@link MappingResolver} will be used as {@link #resolver()}. */
	Class baseClass() default Object.class;
}
